May 8, 2026John Cronin
The New Patent “Agents”
Agentic AI could turn patents from static documents into active assets that monitor markets, update their value, and find licensing partners on their own.
Perspectives on IP strategy, patent valuation, structured invention, and the evolving landscape of intellectual property from the team at ipCapital Group.
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Talk with Our TeamAgentic AI could turn patents from static documents into active assets that monitor markets, update their value, and find licensing partners on their own.
What comes after you start building value from your first patent? In Part 2 of this series, John Cronin dives into advanced strategies for leveraging your IP in real-world business scenarios. Learn how to use patents to close deals with customers and vendors, raise investment, and combine multiple strategies to maximize value. This episode also explores the future of patents in an AI-driven world and how your patent could evolve into a powerful, self-driving asset.
What do you do after your first patent is granted? In Part 1 of this two-part series, John Cronin breaks down how to turn your patent into real business value. From licensing and litigation to M&A strategy and defending against copycats, this episode delivers a practical roadmap for inventors, founders, and executives looking to monetize and scale their IP. Learn the key decisions, trade-offs, and strategies that move a patent off the wall and into the market.
A granted patent is a starting point, not a finish line. A ten-part roadmap for turning your first patent into licensing revenue, M&A leverage, and defense.
Humanoid robotics patents that matter cover subsystems: actuators, hands, sensors, and locomotion, the interface where broad, novel claims still live.
Neuralink and Synchron get the headlines, but Boston Scientific holds more neural interface patents than the top startups combined. Map the field first.
AI-driven materials discovery is shifting energy-storage IP from university labs to fast-moving startups. The patent data already shows startups leading.
Amplifon paid €2.3B for GN’s hearing business, and the hearing aid patents are what build the moat. The next white space: AI at the edge of the device.
Swift Solar bought Meyer Burger’s 1,288 solar patents out of bankruptcy, going from 67 to 1,355 publications. Acquiring IP out of bankruptcy can win a market.
The US still leads in brain-computer interface patents, especially invasive BCI, but Chinese capital is arriving fast. Now is the time to own the space.
Invention is a learnable discipline, not a gift. How structured creativity tools, weekly practice, and culture build an inventive muscle that produces IP.
Why AI Fluency Is Not the Same as Expertise, and What That Means for Professional Engagement By John Cronin Abstract Large language models are changing how people prepare for professional engagements, particularly in complex fields such as intellectual property. Increasingly, individuals approach patent attorneys and IP consultants with AI-generated drafts, believing that fluent output equates …